Bumper



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To aiii whom it may concern:

Be it knows that 1, GERALD S. Gimmes, a citizencf the United. States,residing at 538 South Cleric gtreet Ciicego, in the county of Cook andState of Illinois, have invented new and useful. Improvement in Bumpers,which the following is a specification,

his invention relates to improvements in bumpers for vehicles. Ihc'veshown abumper embodying the features of my invention, eriepteti for useon an automobile although it is obvious that Without detracting from thespirit of-my inrention it may be used on other vehicles.

A cievice embodying the features my invention is shown in theaccompanying ings in which:

i is s top plan View of s bumper mounted on the forward enci off aneutoroobile Fig. 2 is e VlEfvV of the same in side eleration, with thehorizontal bar YQR'QOVQd 31s a View similar to 2 showing at modifiedform device, and Fig. 4; is a top plan View of the some As shown in thedrawings, 10 indicates the forward ends of the side members of thechassis or frame of an automobile; Such ends oi the side members of theframe frequently project and are often referred to spluog horns. I haveshown my improved bumper as attached to these spring horns, although hisobvious that, Without detract iug from the spirit of this invention and.with but slight modifications or changes; if RQC'E try, the bumper couldbe ettachezi other parts of a vehicle.

The def/ice comprises primari y two'verti Cally arranged elongated loops11 made of flat spring steel, and e horizontai her '12. The ends 14 or"the spring steel from which the ioops 11 are formed, are brought:ogether and placed on top of the end of the side member of the frame ofthe automobile. The loops L are held in position shackles 15 which drawthem up tightly the upper side of the member 10 and hold them in place.Frojections or bosses 18 are provided to prevent slionege. Each theioops 11. has attached to forward side, near the bottom, a partectepteci to see-ommoclate the crossbar fipposite 21 is provided setsores adapted to be sore red in against the bar 191 to hold it m. place.It Wili be notes that by this construction adjustment of the two loopform, side-Way adjustment of the loops hoiizcctaliy arranged been l 15 pto res mitted in order to accommodate t" e1-" hicies of (liffercntWidths.

In Figs. 3 anti i i have shown modified. form of device. The deviceshown in these res comprises two castings adapted to be attached to theeyels or" the suite members of the frame 10 in the same menu ioops 11are attached in the "err? The castings 30 are forked at their fort-7:1ends, and carry two horizontal 33. ranged one above the other. The boaso1 carry four loops which resemble Troops 11 in the preferred form. Theioops cerry horizontal bar on their forward sides, near the bottom. Thebar is shown in the modified form as being Welded. or otherwise fastenedto the loops Without edjustment bei'rig permitted. l'u mo;

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not necessary, since the castings moved. on the rods 31 in order secttizttc them to vehicles of varying widti J,

Ji hile l have shown and tiescribeoi certain embodiments ct myinvention, it to rm derstooti that it is capable 0,. many mo 1 tions,Changes, t ere-fore, in the constructioo. and arrangement may be madeWithout departing from the spirit and scope fthe invention as disciosetiin the eppemlcri claims, in which it is my intention to cl. ell noveltyinherent in my invention broadly as possible in View of the )1iOI ifimt. I claim as new, and riesirc to secure by Letters Patent, is:

3.. A bumper comprising two fork ,ri casti'ngs adapted to be attached tothe oi? the sitie members of a vehicle the forked end of seid cestingscarrying two parallel hori: zontel bars, and a plurality ofsubstantially vertically arranged elongated loops former of spring steelmounted on said bars.

2. A bumper comprising two forked cast.- ings adapted to be attached tothe ends of the side members of a vehicle, the ends of said castingscarrying two pcreiiei horizontal hers, and a plurality of substerotialiy erticelly arranged eionga'ted loogos formed of spring steelmounted on so ici hers, said loops carrying on their torw 2},

Etifl filo In testimony whereof izwe hereunto c I, T v.- my hand this21st dey oi hove lrbe GER-ALB S. s

